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these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> cenk: we're back on "the young turks." senator feinstein is one of those legislators who doesn't want to give up on gun control. she's going to reintroduce legislation to ban assault weapons and had a press conference today. >> today my colleagues and i are introducing a bill to prohibit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices that can accept more than 10 rounds. we prohibit 158 specifically named military style firearms. the purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time. >> cenk: hear, hear, go get them.
these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table....
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they go into government and then go get paid millions of dollars by law firms to defend those guys. you can guarantee her a million dollar paycheck for not prosecuting the guys. david, michael, thank you. when we come back, we've got the grandson of the founder of scientology on the show. scientology's been in a lot of trouble recently. we'll tell you why and then he has an >> cenk: scientology is a fascinating religion. they've been getting in a lot of trouble lately and throughout their entire existence. people he who were part of this religion come out and say not in favor of what they're doing inside. there's a new book. cnn recently featured it here. >> lawrence wright if his new book "going clear." he put scientology under a microscope. he focuses on scientology's obsession with celebrities. it delves into the tight relationship between tom cruise. researching and writing the book he found travolta had a troubled relationship with the church threatened to be outed as a gay. wright follows the leader, at times using physical violence to get his way and punish subordinates. >> c
they go into government and then go get paid millions of dollars by law firms to defend those guys. you can guarantee her a million dollar paycheck for not prosecuting the guys. david, michael, thank you. when we come back, we've got the grandson of the founder of scientology on the show. scientology's been in a lot of trouble recently. we'll tell you why and then he has an >> cenk: scientology is a fascinating religion. they've been getting in a lot of trouble lately and throughout their...
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> cenk: as usual, i like government but not too much. there were great moments in the speech. including this one. >> obama: we the people declared today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal. it's the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and just as it guided all those women sung and unsung who left theirs footprints here on washington mall, to hear a king proclaim that our inextricable freedom. >> cenk: he connected it to the civil rights and women's rights m. that was a moment today and one you should soak in. there were moments that i thought were--let's just put it this way ironic. >> obama: this generation of americans has been tested by crises that test our resolve and prove our resilience. the decade of war is just ending. >> cenk: only if it were so. there was recently a statement put out that basically the war on terror will continue indefinitely at least for another ten years but probably much longer than that, and by the way we had another drone strike in ye
> cenk: as usual, i like government but not too much. there were great moments in the speech. including this one. >> obama: we the people declared today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal. it's the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and just as it guided all those women sung and unsung who left theirs footprints here on washington mall, to hear a king proclaim that our inextricable freedom. >> cenk: he...
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this is the existing problem in the functioning of the government and something that harry reid should have stood up for today. this is a horrible deal and they haven't filled is it out yet. >> jennifer: it is depressing as we lead into the next story karl, about guns, it makes one very discouraged that something will ever get done. the national rifle association afternooned an attack on senator feinstein, and they said, senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law-abiding citizens for decades. it's disappointing but not surprising that she's once again focused on curtailing the constitution. curtailing the constitution. karl, what is getting lost in translation here? >> i think the message that dianne feinstein or many others would say to the n ra you can have as many all assault weapons you want access to as long as you join our military. we're talking about not wanting every day citizens to have access to the firearms that are used in the field of war. it's pretty basic. it was the law of the land until it expired under george w. bush. even george w. supported reinstating
this is the existing problem in the functioning of the government and something that harry reid should have stood up for today. this is a horrible deal and they haven't filled is it out yet. >> jennifer: it is depressing as we lead into the next story karl, about guns, it makes one very discouraged that something will ever get done. the national rifle association afternooned an attack on senator feinstein, and they said, senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law-abiding...
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period. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> announcer: chatting with you live at billpressshow at current.com. >> bill: 33 minutes now after the hour on the "full court press." this tuesday morning january 29 welcome. good to see you. we're coming to you from our nation's capital. our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c. brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their colorful outspoken international president. got a piece up on "huffington post" this morning about taxes and the aversion to paying taxes among americans. i'm talking about the one and only leo gerard. the united steelworkers. north america's largest ind
period. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table....
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americans still saying keep your hands off of my government healthcare. a new bowl from the kaiser foundition, robert wood foundation and harvard school of public health says 58% people don't want to see cuts to medicare: one harvard processor saying they will cut 8 to 10 cabinet positions before taking money out of medicare. when lawmakers started talking about specifics like raising the eligibility age or means testing said you can expectling backlash. as for the affordable care act, 55% of people say they want their sometime set up the exchanges a prior to this year. up to 133% of the poverty level to help people pale pay for health insurance. back after the break. stay with us stay with us. [ music ] >> it doesn't anymore real than this. >> current's award winning original series is back with an all-new episode straight from the headlines. in the minefield of the nation's gun control debate, this could be the most polarizing issue. >> anybody could claim "stand your ground" and they can get away with murder. >> only on current tv. the chill of pepperm
americans still saying keep your hands off of my government healthcare. a new bowl from the kaiser foundition, robert wood foundation and harvard school of public health says 58% people don't want to see cuts to medicare: one harvard processor saying they will cut 8 to 10 cabinet positions before taking money out of medicare. when lawmakers started talking about specifics like raising the eligibility age or means testing said you can expectling backlash. as for the affordable care act, 55% of...
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then give them to the government. but texas wants to make it easier for teachers to carry what a terrible idea says leland yee from san francisco. from texas, susanna likes the idea of the teachers packing heat. >> because of my background i know what it is like to be in a defenseless situation that is there to execute lawyers can protect themselves, chiropractors can protect themselves, why can't teachers? they are like second-class citizens. john: years ago you restaurant when a dead man came in and killed your mom and dad? >> 23 people. the first real mass shooting in 1991. john: people say tougher gun laws. views say the opposite. and you wrote a book about it. explain your reasoning. >> at that time you could not get a concealed carry permit. they did not exist. i would leave my gun in my car we were having lunch. a mad man drove his truck to the window and began executing people. i cannot tell you what it is like to be a fish in a girl waiting to be your turn. it just prevented us from being able to protect ours
then give them to the government. but texas wants to make it easier for teachers to carry what a terrible idea says leland yee from san francisco. from texas, susanna likes the idea of the teachers packing heat. >> because of my background i know what it is like to be in a defenseless situation that is there to execute lawyers can protect themselves, chiropractors can protect themselves, why can't teachers? they are like second-class citizens. john: years ago you restaurant when a dead...
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they have the citizens for self-governance. starlee rhoades is president of the goldwater institute. both say we can return power to the states. what do you mean? start with obamacare. >> state should establish health insurance exchanges. twenty-five states said go right ahead, the policy on your own. you will have to implement it on your own watch. it protects and stops massive subsidies from being paid out from insurance companies and it protects people from being told on by the irs. john: the exchange is a place where you go on the web and it helps you buy an insurance policy. he insurance does that at no cost to the taxpayer. i don't know why it has to be such a big deal or cost so much. >> that is what the federal government will do, and extinction each day. but the thing that is great about that policy change is having the federal government do it versus the state is that taxpayers are actually going to be protected from the very worst parts of the federal health care law. so we think that it is a great ideal. john: they
they have the citizens for self-governance. starlee rhoades is president of the goldwater institute. both say we can return power to the states. what do you mean? start with obamacare. >> state should establish health insurance exchanges. twenty-five states said go right ahead, the policy on your own. you will have to implement it on your own watch. it protects and stops massive subsidies from being paid out from insurance companies and it protects people from being told on by the irs....
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closing roads in and out of the city, and taking control of government buildings, banks and courts. the hacker group "anonymous" claims it took over the u-s sentencing commission's website this weekend to protest the prosecution of internet activist aaron swartz. the f-b-i is investigating. aaron swartz committed suicide earlier this month.. as he was waitingto stand trial on charges of illegally downloading millions of academic journal articles. in a video, "anonymous" said swartz took his own life because he was faced with "an impossible choice." a large-scale rescue operation in arizona has paid off for dozens of hikers. raging floodwaters in a national forest trapped close to fifty hikers. rescue crews had to use cell phone signals to help find the people -- who were scattered throughout bear canyon. after a massive search effort, everyone was accounted for. the floodwaters resulted from runoff of heavy rainfall near tucson earlier in the day. even though the f-a-a grounded all 50 boeing 7-87 dreamliners currently in use ... the company is moving full speed ahead with production
closing roads in and out of the city, and taking control of government buildings, banks and courts. the hacker group "anonymous" claims it took over the u-s sentencing commission's website this weekend to protest the prosecution of internet activist aaron swartz. the f-b-i is investigating. aaron swartz committed suicide earlier this month.. as he was waitingto stand trial on charges of illegally downloading millions of academic journal articles. in a video, "anonymous" said...
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governments are in these money market funds. it matters very much what happens to them. >> you're absolutely right, gerri. i explained this to someone the other day, and he said the cure is worse than the disease. that sums it up. the money funds are safe, okay? they are not guaranteed, but they are very safe breaking the buck with the frequency of haley 's comet. this causes institutions to put money elsewhere has a detrimental effect because companies rely on being able to issue short term debt in the money market so that they can buy inventory, meet payroll, and that's why they stabilized the money funds back in 2008 to begin with which, by the way, didn't cost taxpayers a dime. gerri: bringing you to the topic now, which is, you know, okay -- other people, you know, people who support this would say at the end of the day the government doesn't have to stand behind the funds. taxpayer dollars at risk. who is right? >> well, when all is said and down, money flows where it's treated best, and when you start puts fees and regula
governments are in these money market funds. it matters very much what happens to them. >> you're absolutely right, gerri. i explained this to someone the other day, and he said the cure is worse than the disease. that sums it up. the money funds are safe, okay? they are not guaranteed, but they are very safe breaking the buck with the frequency of haley 's comet. this causes institutions to put money elsewhere has a detrimental effect because companies rely on being able to issue short...
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mexican government is not very happy about this and has threatened to retaliate. sitting on top of the eastern conference central division. when it comes to the nba's most valuable team is their no. 3. this is according to forbes. they're worth $800 million. putting them behind the knicks and lakers. the chicago bulls led the league in attendance for a third straight year. then he is least valuable team is the milwaukee bucks. next a gun show opens here in the chicago area. also ahead senator dick durbin and chicago police superintendent gerry mccarthy discuss gun violence legislation. and live music this midday from "board of governors". they're on stage tomorrow night at 9:30 at "beat kitchen"! the 16-member sandy hook advisory commission met for the first time. their objective is to review school safety, gun control laws and mental health issues in light of the shooting in newtown, connecticut last month. yesterday, the commission received an update on the investigation into the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in which 20 children and six adults were k
mexican government is not very happy about this and has threatened to retaliate. sitting on top of the eastern conference central division. when it comes to the nba's most valuable team is their no. 3. this is according to forbes. they're worth $800 million. putting them behind the knicks and lakers. the chicago bulls led the league in attendance for a third straight year. then he is least valuable team is the milwaukee bucks. next a gun show opens here in the chicago area. also ahead senator...
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undocumented workers would be able to stay, after they register with the government. pass a background check. pay fines and back taxes and learn english. illinois senator dick durbin says he supports the proposals because it would take families out of the shadows. then the peace of mind to know that they can run their way to legal status. they can go to some pretty rigorous testing. a the end of the day they will have the peace of mind of knowing that they're part of this country. the city's undocumented immigrants and supporters are keeping a close eye on the development. >> are those immigrant community very interested in what happened today. >> we're going to talk to them afterwards and get their thoughts. home to many immigrants. many of those folks from mexico. the fractured immigration policy has taken its toll on families. the hope is that leaders in washington to put their differences aside and come up with a better immigration policy because arrest and deportation are hurting families and most importantly children. >> there have been families who have lost a
undocumented workers would be able to stay, after they register with the government. pass a background check. pay fines and back taxes and learn english. illinois senator dick durbin says he supports the proposals because it would take families out of the shadows. then the peace of mind to know that they can run their way to legal status. they can go to some pretty rigorous testing. a the end of the day they will have the peace of mind of knowing that they're part of this country. the city's...
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>> california will be filled with very rich people, very poor people and government workers and that is pretty much all that will be hanging around the way it goes. melissa: jonathan, i will give you the last word. that is what you have to look forward to. >> we can take your medicine now nationally and on a state-by-state basis or just wait and evade the problem until it blows up in your face. whether this made now or later. melissa: thanks to everyone. it was history day at my son's school. he was benjamin franklin. he went right along with a the custom theme, thanks very much. a terrifying warning that could handicap the local community. pollution is more than three times the limit set at the epa. now there are calls to curb industrial activity and ban would burn. the group say these dangerous levels could cause pregnant women to miscarry or give birth prematurely. with now is the president and founder of that group read thank you for coming on. this sounds very serious. are you being alarmist or is it really this serious? >> i think for you to understand what the medical communit
>> california will be filled with very rich people, very poor people and government workers and that is pretty much all that will be hanging around the way it goes. melissa: jonathan, i will give you the last word. that is what you have to look forward to. >> we can take your medicine now nationally and on a state-by-state basis or just wait and evade the problem until it blows up in your face. whether this made now or later. melissa: thanks to everyone. it was history day at my...
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wade on a host of issues, should government money be used for abortions? should parental consent required? should late term abortions be allowed?? it has since been amended to include cases of rape and incest. illinois also passed a lot in the mid-90s requiring girls 17 and under to notify a parent prior to an abortion. an estimated 50 million legal abortions have occurred since the ruling although there has been a steady decline tougher state laws have forced many abortion clinics out of business. in illinois is 93 percent that has no abortion providers. the law deals with life there are lots of cases that are rows in motion brown against the board of education that cited racial segregation. there is no reason to believe that it will continue on challenge any time soon the moral issue that has now moved into its fifth decade. >> prof. bade says if roe vs. wade be overturned states alone would regulate the roles of abortion meaning some states would likely allow it and other states would not allow it. about half of american women will have an unintended pr
wade on a host of issues, should government money be used for abortions? should parental consent required? should late term abortions be allowed?? it has since been amended to include cases of rape and incest. illinois also passed a lot in the mid-90s requiring girls 17 and under to notify a parent prior to an abortion. an estimated 50 million legal abortions have occurred since the ruling although there has been a steady decline tougher state laws have forced many abortion clinics out of...
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led by local and government leaders... some demonstrators targeted the n-r-a with their signs while others held up names of gun violence victims. across the street, a counterdemonstration. dick heller was there. "it's a dangerous city when people are disarmed." both rallies come a day after vice president joe biden hit the road to promote the president's plan for new firearm laws. several high-powered speakers addressed the crowd at the gun control march... but perhaps the most powerful testimony came from colin goddard... a survivor of the 2007 massacre at virginia tech. "we need to challenge any politician who thinks it's easier to ask an elementary school teacher to stand up to a gunman with an ar-15, than it is to ask them to stand up to a gun lobbyist with a checkbook." the independent firearm owners association president says gun violence won't be solved with a ban. "what is going to be the impact on the future ban of those magazines and guns on criminals or crazy people? zero. nada." but lori bennett hopes for bette
led by local and government leaders... some demonstrators targeted the n-r-a with their signs while others held up names of gun violence victims. across the street, a counterdemonstration. dick heller was there. "it's a dangerous city when people are disarmed." both rallies come a day after vice president joe biden hit the road to promote the president's plan for new firearm laws. several high-powered speakers addressed the crowd at the gun control march... but perhaps the most...
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gave them to us, no government can ever take them away. lou: lapierre argued only reason that federal government would want to create a list of gun owners is to quote, tax them or takes them. our next guest is a texas gun shol owneshopowner who is now ca boycott of groupon, after the site canceled his dial for a concealed handgun training course, he said that groupon seems to e8 to to e88ing anyoneo believes in the second amendment with as monster. saying this statement -- including shooting ranges, conceal and carry, and clay shooting, have been placed on ed on hiatus while we review internal stanstandards. the category surge review following consumer and merchant meafeedback, joining us now is a former customer, michael cargill, owner of austin, texas, central texas gun works. good to have you with us. >> thank you, sir. lou: let me start with, you are calling for a boycott of groupon. you have asked your attorney to talk with them. has there been any development since we came on the air? >> no, sir. my attorney is still keeping in conta
gave them to us, no government can ever take them away. lou: lapierre argued only reason that federal government would want to create a list of gun owners is to quote, tax them or takes them. our next guest is a texas gun shol owneshopowner who is now ca boycott of groupon, after the site canceled his dial for a concealed handgun training course, he said that groupon seems to e8 to to e88ing anyoneo believes in the second amendment with as monster. saying this statement -- including shooting...
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because when those bullets started flying out of that compound and in some cases took the life of the government agents, that shows the power. now, one could sit and argue till the cows come home about whether or not the apocalyptic armageddon vision portrayed by david koresh was true or not true but the effect, the power that it has was extraordinary and, you know, that's a rather extreme example to start of the course with, but we'll see that over and over again and one needs to have respect for the power of religious belief. sure. [female voice:] are we going to discuss as well the power of the structures over people as well as the individual power gained through their individual beliefs? [dr. simons:] absolutely, as a matter of fact in our second class we'll look at the six dimensions of religion and when we get to the final dimension, the social dimension, we'll very much concentrate on the power of institutional structures and their effect on people. [female voice:] i was interpreting part of the power of religion is i was thinking of the ireland conflict that we're having now and it's gon
because when those bullets started flying out of that compound and in some cases took the life of the government agents, that shows the power. now, one could sit and argue till the cows come home about whether or not the apocalyptic armageddon vision portrayed by david koresh was true or not true but the effect, the power that it has was extraordinary and, you know, that's a rather extreme example to start of the course with, but we'll see that over and over again and one needs to have respect...
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there is a place for government. government does help a lot of people get places. we don't agree on that obviously, but -- >> dana: do you think that has s what he has been saying all along? if you compare the 2008 speech to this one, it's the same? >> bob: what i would say in this without sour grapes. in 2008 he tried to break across the gridlock and he didn't get anywhere so now he will go alone. >> eric: a lot of people on the right said he thinks he has a mandate because he was re-elected. his speech sounded like i have a mandate for the next term, the next four years. he talked about gay rights and climb change. weeping entitlement off the table. equal pay and immigration. those are things we'll hear in the next four years. it reads like a liberal agenda, top to bottom, i am going after it and getting it done. too bad, you lost, i won. looks like another victory lap. >> dana: we will get in sound bites later. the parade is still going on and the president and mrs. obama, the girls are in the viewing area. so we will continue to show you that while we get thoug
there is a place for government. government does help a lot of people get places. we don't agree on that obviously, but -- >> dana: do you think that has s what he has been saying all along? if you compare the 2008 speech to this one, it's the same? >> bob: what i would say in this without sour grapes. in 2008 he tried to break across the gridlock and he didn't get anywhere so now he will go alone. >> eric: a lot of people on the right said he thinks he has a mandate because...
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we have so much waste in government. i would like to see someone conservative in the governorship to weed out all this fraud. we go to work hard every day and we shake our heads when we come home every night. host: let's take a listen to one of the republican governors in the country who has become a leading voice in gop issues. this is chris christie in his state of the state address. he starts by talking about hurricanes in the budde goes from there. >> there is plenty of evidence that new jersey has not let's stop our turnaround. and i'm unemployment is coming down -- unemployment is coming down. 2011 was our best private sector job growth in 20 years. personal income set a record high in new jersey for the seventh quarter in a row. income tax receipts -- sales of new homes are up. consumer spending is up. industrial production is up. since i took this office participation in new jersey's labor force is higher in the nation. more people have the confidence to be out looking for jobs and more people actually have jobs.
we have so much waste in government. i would like to see someone conservative in the governorship to weed out all this fraud. we go to work hard every day and we shake our heads when we come home every night. host: let's take a listen to one of the republican governors in the country who has become a leading voice in gop issues. this is chris christie in his state of the state address. he starts by talking about hurricanes in the budde goes from there. >> there is plenty of evidence that...
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government was instituted to keep government from taking those rights away. what president obama said he doesn't think anybody should own a gun other than people in the government in the police or in the military. that is his personal point of view. as a la maker he took awdvocate for taking away the rights of people to have guns. it starts with rifles which are only responsible for about 300 homicides a year and not piss tales which are the larger problem and taking them out of the hands of criminals but the government seems to think you keep criminals from doing things are guns by disarming honest citizens. the playwright is right to worry in louisiana after hurricane katrina the police came in and disarmed honest law abiding citizens which was literally their protection against harm and then only afterwards did the courts decide the police the government had violated those citizen's rights. >> just one second. he talks about the fees that the president feels he the president is best suited to determine his own needs and what's right for him as am i to dete
government was instituted to keep government from taking those rights away. what president obama said he doesn't think anybody should own a gun other than people in the government in the police or in the military. that is his personal point of view. as a la maker he took awdvocate for taking away the rights of people to have guns. it starts with rifles which are only responsible for about 300 homicides a year and not piss tales which are the larger problem and taking them out of the hands of...
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ultimately the federal government stepped in. they went through bankruptcy and all of their complications were dissolved and a very substantial number of their employees lost their jobs. then the president of the united states was delightful -- delighted to say i say general general motors. this factory is not economically viable, no matter what the mayor does our congress. an attempt to keep it viable by public money and effort is only going to be -- to mean greater challenges and difficulties down the road. [applause] >> we will come back to washington. i mean, to striver city. we will come back to washington now. senator bennett, congressman scott rigell, senator thompson, two other republican house colleagues. you spend a lot of time together. you have a great a cappella group, the capital canaries. [laughter] senator, want to huum a few bars? today you've gotten together for your rehearsal. after using for your rockefeller, there is another song you come to. this senate has passed a budget right here in washington city. ther
ultimately the federal government stepped in. they went through bankruptcy and all of their complications were dissolved and a very substantial number of their employees lost their jobs. then the president of the united states was delightful -- delighted to say i say general general motors. this factory is not economically viable, no matter what the mayor does our congress. an attempt to keep it viable by public money and effort is only going to be -- to mean greater challenges and difficulties...
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are they having to govern that as technology evolves pretty rapidly? it's more than just facebook and twitter, right? >> it is. i think that the corporations that are writing these laws now have to be nimble enough to change the laws as new, more popular sites like engram or pin-terest come along not just facebook and twitter. >> this is where we all live now. the law is murky and evolving. if you're going to complain online, i would advise being a little bit careful because you might have to hire a lawyer even if you ultimately win. >> what you're saying is this is where we all live online. that's not true. there is a large percentage of the older population that refuses to do facebook and most... many are retired so this discussion wouldn't apply to them. >> every year that changes as the younger people who grew up with this technology move up in the corporate world. >> sure. help people understand this a little bit as well. if you have 100 facebook friends and your boss isn't one of them how could you even get some trouble from your employer? >> bec
are they having to govern that as technology evolves pretty rapidly? it's more than just facebook and twitter, right? >> it is. i think that the corporations that are writing these laws now have to be nimble enough to change the laws as new, more popular sites like engram or pin-terest come along not just facebook and twitter. >> this is where we all live now. the law is murky and evolving. if you're going to complain online, i would advise being a little bit careful because you...
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are they having to govern that as technology evolves pretty rapidly? it's more than just facebook and twitter, right? >> it is. i think that the corporations that are writing these laws now have to be nimble enough to change the laws as new, more popular sites like engram or pin-terest come along not just facebook and twitter. >> this is where we all live now. the law is murky and evolving. if you're going to complain online, i would advise being a little bit careful because you might have to hire a lawyer even if you ultimately win. >> what you're saying is this is where we all live online. that's not true. there is a large percentage of the older population that refuses to do facebook and most... many are retired so this discussion wouldn't apply to them. >> every year that changes as the younger people who grew up with this technology move up in the corporate world. >> sure. help people understand this a little bit as well. if you have 100 facebook friends and your boss isn't one of them how could you even get some trouble from your employer? >> bec
are they having to govern that as technology evolves pretty rapidly? it's more than just facebook and twitter, right? >> it is. i think that the corporations that are writing these laws now have to be nimble enough to change the laws as new, more popular sites like engram or pin-terest come along not just facebook and twitter. >> this is where we all live now. the law is murky and evolving. if you're going to complain online, i would advise being a little bit careful because you...
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they have so many sportsmen, hunters who use it for legitimate purposes who don't like the idea of a government trying to take their guns away. and then move over to house of representatives, it's controlled by republicans, unlike 1994 when the house was controlled by democrats and even then the gun ban passed on a very close vote. so this proposal, frankly, has a very tough road to hoe and it may be that if they put something out there and try to encourage people who support gun rights to go ahead and vote for it, they will end up with something that they can sell politically to the country even though it might not be able to get to the congress. people say go after the ammunition or go after stopping people who are mentally ill from getting guns, do some things that are a little bit easier to get agreement on. >> and the hollywood and gaming community as well, part of that basket of controversy. the good senator is speaking again. we have to fit in a quick break. joe, you can listen as well and dana is busy as she's in the front row. we'll bring you this later. back after this. they have carb
they have so many sportsmen, hunters who use it for legitimate purposes who don't like the idea of a government trying to take their guns away. and then move over to house of representatives, it's controlled by republicans, unlike 1994 when the house was controlled by democrats and even then the gun ban passed on a very close vote. so this proposal, frankly, has a very tough road to hoe and it may be that if they put something out there and try to encourage people who support gun rights to go...
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we do not want the state government making this decision. the law is very simple. did you do what a reasonably prudent company or person would do? if you did, you are okay. if you did not, you are not okay. stuart: the owner of the car for the maker? >> all of them. if the computer goes on the fritz and the car in the middle of 5:00 o'clock traffic start smashing into pedestrians, then absolutely you would have a claim against the computer manufacturer. stuart: okay. in this instance that mark, i think that is entirely legitimate. >> the lawyers will be there to make sure they are safe or not put them on the road until they are. stuart: one third of what you went plus expenses. a $10 million settlement puts 5 million in your pocket. >> no. stuart: special witnesses on your side of the fence. >> all of the expenses that we incur that the other side anchors. i tell you this, nobody i represent will get 50% representation. charles: let's say i am in a really serious car accident. i give you 30% for representing me, 30% to the hospital and if i win anything, 30% to the
we do not want the state government making this decision. the law is very simple. did you do what a reasonably prudent company or person would do? if you did, you are okay. if you did not, you are not okay. stuart: the owner of the car for the maker? >> all of them. if the computer goes on the fritz and the car in the middle of 5:00 o'clock traffic start smashing into pedestrians, then absolutely you would have a claim against the computer manufacturer. stuart: okay. in this instance that...
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we have to work with governments around the world, okay? the united states -- we try -- we want to be good citizens wherever we do business and try to help every country we're in. the united states did a lot of stuff to turn this around. he was part of that, geithner, and bush. they did the old american way, came punching the problem until they stopped deterioration. if you are here, most say america, because of the quick rapid strong action is in much better shape today than europe, and that's true. >> as we finish, waking up today, how -- if you rate how you feel waking up every day today opposed to the height of the eye sis in 2008, how would you say? >> repressed the height of the crisis. up every day, seven days a week at four or three, and you should know i was on the phone at one point with top officials at 3 30u a.m., working around the clock hard. >> things are better. >> much better than before, yeah. >> chairman and ceo of jpmorgan, we appreciate you coming on. >> liz, thank you. >> we'll have you again. >> pleasure to be here. >
we have to work with governments around the world, okay? the united states -- we try -- we want to be good citizens wherever we do business and try to help every country we're in. the united states did a lot of stuff to turn this around. he was part of that, geithner, and bush. they did the old american way, came punching the problem until they stopped deterioration. if you are here, most say america, because of the quick rapid strong action is in much better shape today than europe, and that's...
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we have to govern. it is time for to us pay attention to jobs and the economy, and the things that matter to american families. the things they talk about around the kitchen table. that was the message that was sent us from this election, and we will do -- we would do very well to liv to it. under the abuse of the current rules, all it takes to filibuster is one senator picking up the phone. that's it. doesn't even have to go to the floor and defend it. just a phone call by one senator. no muss, no fuss, no inconvenience, except for the american public. except for a nation that expects and needs government that works. a government that actually works together and finds common ground. maybe some of my colleagues believe that the senate is working as it should, that everything is fine. well, mr. president, we do not take that view. it isn't working and it needs change. the american people of all persuasions want a government that actually gets something done. the challenges are too great, the stakes are t
we have to govern. it is time for to us pay attention to jobs and the economy, and the things that matter to american families. the things they talk about around the kitchen table. that was the message that was sent us from this election, and we will do -- we would do very well to liv to it. under the abuse of the current rules, all it takes to filibuster is one senator picking up the phone. that's it. doesn't even have to go to the floor and defend it. just a phone call by one senator. no...
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unfriday the government is scheduled to release the january unemployment report. >>> yahoo reported profits and sales which beat wall street estimates. this is the first quarter under the c.e.o. marissa mayer who left google to join yahoo. >>> and hostess is expected to announce a bidder for drakes snack cakes. the company is expected to pay up to $30 million to buy devil dogs and yodel from hostess. last november hostess announced it was shutting down its business. a buy foretwinkies is -- for twinkies is also expected to be announced first. howard loves them very cold so he has some freezing tips. >>> we're in for a much milder, warmer day yesterday. it's -- day than yesterday. howard will let you know what to expect. >> family of a missing american woman travels to turkey to aid u.s. officials in their search there. >> tiger woods celebrates his 75th pga win. we have more on that. >> wusa9 is back in two minutes with your weather first. keep it here. happy tuesday. >>> howard here with your weather first. milder weather on tap for today. watch out for patchy fog this morning. then a mix
unfriday the government is scheduled to release the january unemployment report. >>> yahoo reported profits and sales which beat wall street estimates. this is the first quarter under the c.e.o. marissa mayer who left google to join yahoo. >>> and hostess is expected to announce a bidder for drakes snack cakes. the company is expected to pay up to $30 million to buy devil dogs and yodel from hostess. last november hostess announced it was shutting down its business. a buy...
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it's a lot more spending, mosh government -- >> that's a pretty squeamish attack. if somebody opposes you politically, they're out to annihilate you. >> he wants to break the back of the republicans but he's not going to be able to. the house majority will stay the majority for the next deck wade. we're probably going to take the senate back. the president has to understand he's got to deal with republicans. that speech on monday said nothing in any way that he wanted to work with republicans. >> okay, geronimo. you got everybody roused up. my question is bob shrum is i do see a breaking of the republican party over policy questions. i do see a breakup over the question of the fiscal cliff. the northeastern members did not want to go over the cliff with the rest of the republican party. they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of
it's a lot more spending, mosh government -- >> that's a pretty squeamish attack. if somebody opposes you politically, they're out to annihilate you. >> he wants to break the back of the republicans but he's not going to be able to. the house majority will stay the majority for the next deck wade. we're probably going to take the senate back. the president has to understand he's got to deal with republicans. that speech on monday said nothing in any way that he wanted to work with...
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they talked about the fact tha that -- that if you allowed a small minority to govern and block the governing of the majority, that that was the tyranny of the minority. and they feared that. and so i think when we consider this and we talk about the filibuster and our institution today, our united states senate, where many times the republican leader has come to the floor and said, it's going to take 60 votes. everything takes 60 votes. well, that isn't the way the founders designed it. the founders had actually very strong language for what they thought of supermajorities. everybody remembers their history. the founders came off the articles of confederation. it was a supermajority. it didn't work. it was broken. and so they only put into the constitution in five places, supermajorities. things like expelling a member and ratifying a treaty. but, otherwise, simple majorities. and now how -- how this happened? it's hard -- when the history's going to be written, it's hard to tell. but to have a leader of the senate stand up and say, "everything takes 60 votes." well, the founders never conte
they talked about the fact tha that -- that if you allowed a small minority to govern and block the governing of the majority, that that was the tyranny of the minority. and they feared that. and so i think when we consider this and we talk about the filibuster and our institution today, our united states senate, where many times the republican leader has come to the floor and said, it's going to take 60 votes. everything takes 60 votes. well, that isn't the way the founders designed it. the...
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we were told by every level of government here there were iraqi weapons of mass destruction that justified a war, the invasion by the united states. we are still searching for those weapons. they didn't exist. >> clearly, the strangest behavior of the day came from senator rand paul of kentucky. the tea party darling, the leader of the tea party used the hearing to grandstand and advance his political positions. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieve you'd of your post. i think it's inexcusable. >> tough talk from president paul. his question to secretary clinton should help get to the bottom of things, don't you think? >> now, my question is the u.s. involved with any procuring of weapons, transfer of weapons, buying, selling, anyhow transferring weapons to turkey out of libya? >> to turkey? >> it just gets weirder from there. >> i will have to take that question for the record. nobody's ever raised that with me. >> it's been in news reports that ships have be
we were told by every level of government here there were iraqi weapons of mass destruction that justified a war, the invasion by the united states. we are still searching for those weapons. they didn't exist. >> clearly, the strangest behavior of the day came from senator rand paul of kentucky. the tea party darling, the leader of the tea party used the hearing to grandstand and advance his political positions. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read...
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you get the government you vote for, that you deserve and this is the government you have. if you oppose the republicans in the senate for reaching this agreement, your recourse is to replace those members. host: going back to your comments about the president paused use of drones and how he fights the war on terror -- guest: every president has said he is facing problems that his predecessors did not have to face and that is why he is asking for more power. three people have to be highly skeptical of that. drones an important technology. they are not so vastly different nor is the war on terror so vastly different as to excuse the creation of an imperial presidency. this president, at least his administration, has said they will reserve the right to do drone strikes in countries that are posed to them. the american people dismiss the concerns are countries that raise his objections. we can debate whether pakistan is probably saying they want grown attacks but publicly they have denounced them. these are acts of war under any definition. we cannot believe that, as a country
you get the government you vote for, that you deserve and this is the government you have. if you oppose the republicans in the senate for reaching this agreement, your recourse is to replace those members. host: going back to your comments about the president paused use of drones and how he fights the war on terror -- guest: every president has said he is facing problems that his predecessors did not have to face and that is why he is asking for more power. three people have to be highly...
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you would think there could be regulations governing it or just don't do it in a packed club. and there are reports that this club lost its license back in august of 2012. so you can imagine all the details about the club, the crowd, what was regulated, what wasn't. all that is going to spill out in the coming days. but those families and it's heartbreaking. it's beyond belief. >>> the nuclear threat posed by north korea is bringing about strong reaction. this morning, a spokesman says south korea will do whatever it takes to block north korea from conducting a nuclear test. even north korea's strongest ally, china, says it will cut food aid to north korea if it goes ahead with the test. japan launched two new spy satellites over the weekend to keep an eye on north korea. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton sat beside president obama as the two formal rivals were interviewed on "60 minutes." clinton brushed aside questions about her political ambitions in 2016. >> in politics in democracies, sometimes you win elections and lose elections. i worked very hard, but i lost. >>
you would think there could be regulations governing it or just don't do it in a packed club. and there are reports that this club lost its license back in august of 2012. so you can imagine all the details about the club, the crowd, what was regulated, what wasn't. all that is going to spill out in the coming days. but those families and it's heartbreaking. it's beyond belief. >>> the nuclear threat posed by north korea is bringing about strong reaction. this morning, a spokesman says...
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i have stayed in close contact with officials across our government and the libyan government. i saw firsthand what is called timely and exceptional coordination. no delays in decision making. no denials of support from washington or our military. i want to echo the review board's praise for the valor and courage of the people on the ground, especially the security professionals in benghazi and tripoli. american lives were saved in real time. the next morning, i told the american people that heavily armed militants assaulted our compand. i vowed to bring them to justice. i stood with president obama as he spoke about an act of terror. it is important to recall in that same time period, we were seeing violent attacks in cairo, as well as large protests outside many other posts, where thousands of our diplomats served. so i immediately ordered a review of our security posture around the world, with particular scrutiny for high- threat posts. and i asked the department of defense to join interagency security assessment teams and to dispatch hundreds of additional marine security g
i have stayed in close contact with officials across our government and the libyan government. i saw firsthand what is called timely and exceptional coordination. no delays in decision making. no denials of support from washington or our military. i want to echo the review board's praise for the valor and courage of the people on the ground, especially the security professionals in benghazi and tripoli. american lives were saved in real time. the next morning, i told the american people that...
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from the standpoint of stability at peaceful transition of governments. and we're reminded of that almost every day. and it's this crescent that sweeps across the middle of the world starting in indonesia and coming all the way across now northern africa and now moving down into the sub sahara parts of africa. this is a threat that has enormous implications. we've seen that ignoring that threat as we did in afghanistan pre-9/11 leads to some dire consequences potentially for americans. it is true the american public is war weary, but nevertheless, we're reminded every day on cnn and other networks and journalists from "the washington post" -- >> the post mentions it sometimes. >> i want to get that mention in there. [laughter] that we're living in a different kind of world. it's hard to define where this threat is because it pops up everywhere. it's like whack-a-mole, you know? you whack iraq, and you think you get that settled, and all of a sudden you're back in afghanistan, and you do that, and all of a sudden we're having the arab spring, and then we'r
from the standpoint of stability at peaceful transition of governments. and we're reminded of that almost every day. and it's this crescent that sweeps across the middle of the world starting in indonesia and coming all the way across now northern africa and now moving down into the sub sahara parts of africa. this is a threat that has enormous implications. we've seen that ignoring that threat as we did in afghanistan pre-9/11 leads to some dire consequences potentially for americans. it is...
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march 27th, that is when government spending runs out. or a large chunk of it. if there is no agreement on that, that could shut down the federal government. you're looking at debt ceiling all the way on may 18th. congressional aides saying treasury is telling them pause of extraordinary measures they can use, this pushes the debt ceiling day back to sometime this summer perhaps if this is a bill that clears congress and the senate is going to consider it the next couple of days and likely it does pass of the because the debt ceiling is pushed off and the next real fast deadline is march 27th, that government spending deadline, analysts say that increases the likelihood of a government shutdown. >> take off the worst-case scenario elements of this what could be a worst-case scenario by removing the debt ceiling essentially. have just a good ol' fight on spending. and you know, with those kind of ground rules the markets can continue to recover and that would be best for everybody. >> now republican and democratic leaders are not threatening to shut down the gove
march 27th, that is when government spending runs out. or a large chunk of it. if there is no agreement on that, that could shut down the federal government. you're looking at debt ceiling all the way on may 18th. congressional aides saying treasury is telling them pause of extraordinary measures they can use, this pushes the debt ceiling day back to sometime this summer perhaps if this is a bill that clears congress and the senate is going to consider it the next couple of days and likely it...